Fast implementation of matched-filter-based automatic alignment image processing

Optics and Laser Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 193-197

  Awwal, Abdul A S ^a   Rice, Kenneth L ^b   Taha, Tarek M ^b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Clemson University   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated optical alignment; Pattern recognition; Reconfigurable computing

Indexed keywords

ALIGNMENT; BANDPASS FILTERS; FIELD PROGRAMMABLE GATE ARRAYS (FPGA); IMAGE PROCESSING; LASER BEAMS; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; PATTERN RECOGNITION; POSITION MEASUREMENT; RECONFIGURABLE ARCHITECTURES;

AUTOMATED OPTICAL ALIGNMENT; AUTOMATIC ALIGNMENT; FAST IMPLEMENTATION; INTENSITY FLUCTUATIONS; MATCHED FILTERING; NATIONAL IGNITION FACILITY; PENTIUM 4 PROCESSORS; RECONFIGURABLE COMPUTING;

MATCHED FILTERS;

EID: 54249107890     PISSN: 00303992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlastec.2008.05.008     Document Type: Article

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